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X" <. ' i C f s * x" t .. ' 1 . ' . v HOLD YOUR COITON tmm Slff lambprg fJfrralii "Z? L $2.00 Per Year in Advance. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 6,1919. Established in 1891. ? , *i ~ TO BUY EXTRACTS ON CERTIFICATE * ' MAY IMPRISON VIOLATORS ON FIRST OFFENSE. v ??? No Fine Second Time Dealers to Have Licenses Revoked Two Years for Failure to Comply. - V.? . ' Columbia, March 2.?Among1 the most far reaching pieces of legislation enacted at the session of the general assembly just closed is the Hamblin-Hamilton-Hart measure to prevent the sale of extracts used as .beverages. Provisions are that pur , chases of these extracts must be made by certificate. First violation ' is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisonment for not less than three months nor'more than one year, in the discretion of the court. Subsequent violations are punishable by imprisonment, without the alternative of a fine, of not less than one year nor more than two years. Druggists violating the act may have their licenses revoked, by the State ^ board of pharmaceutical examiners for a period of two years. The bill as it passed the two houses reads: jy-'. . ? Section 1. After the passage of V this act it shall be unlawful and against the health and morals of this State rox; any person, nrm or corpuration to sell or offer for sale, receive, have in possession for unlawful purposes or purchase within this State, any tonics, bitters, drugs, medicines, toilet articles or compounds containing alcohol if the alcohol contained in such compounds or preparations is'in a greater quantity than is n6cessary for the purpose,, solution or v preservation of such preparation and the sale, receiving, purchasing or having in possession of such tonics, ^ bitters, drugs, medicines, toilet arti; cles or compounds which can be used as a beverage, is prohibited, unless it can be made to appear as hereinafter provided that the same was for medicinal use. . Sec. 2. Every dealer in any of the aforesaid preparations shall require each and every purchaser who buys any article mentioned in Section 1 of this act to sign a certificate as follows: "I hereby certify that I have this day purchased from the following preparation to be used only a medicine, toilet preparation . or flavoring extract and will not my:.y " sejf use or allow any of the same to be used as a beverage." Sec. Any person, firm or corporals 1 tion violating any of the provisions 4 of this ac^ shall be guilty of a misde^ meanor and upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not less than $100 ' . or more than $500 or suffer imprisonment for not less than three _ t ' months or more than qne year, in the discretion of the court, for the first offense, and for any subsequent of^ fenses shall suffer imprisonment for \ not less than one year or more than two years, in the discretion of the . court; And, provided further, It 1 shall be the duty of the board of pharmaceutical examiners, to cancel the license of any person repc'W to A said board and found guilty by them for a period of two years. Provided, ' further, that any person, firm or corporation convicted under this act > shall be prohibited from employing a licensed druggist for a period of two years. Sec. 4. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. ^ Sec. 5. That this act shall take effect immediately upon- its approval by the governor. Expense Bill Defeated. \ . Columbia, Feb. 26.?The house - " resolution providing $100 each for members of the general asembly as expense money provoked a little tempest on the senate side. Senators '- hnston, Sheppard and Black opposed taking the $100 for expenses. '*0 _ _ _ Senators Kogers ana Clifton saw no objection to accepting the house resolution. The senate by a vote of 9 to 17 refused to concur and kill-, ed the $100 expense item. The finance committee amendments to the general appropriation bill will be on the desks of senators in the morning. v.'-- ? ? American soldiers in engineer i units who say they'll help rebuild j France at market rates evidently j > feel that the world ought to be safe i for engineers as well as democracy. | BgfisrW', i -STOKY OF AX AUTOMOBILE. Xorth Carolinian Claims Car of Bamberg County Man. Quite a go6d deal of interest-is attached to the story of an automobile in t-his county. It appears that some three or four weeks ago a citizen of Ehrhardt bought from a young man a Hudson Super-six car, the selling price of which is $2,4 50, paying the young man for it $S00. ^Saturday Mr. Grimly, who is president of the Jefferson Fire Insurance company, of Greensboro, X. C., came to Bamberg, claiming that it is his car, and that it was stolen from him several -weeks ~ "? Tx ? 4* *-? 4- v?nm Bare? dgO. il dppecti 3 tuai uio n umu t J. o had been erased from the car, but Mr. Grimly stated that he identified the car by certain marfcs on it. Claim and delivery papers were taken out by Mr. Grimly to regain the car's possession, and it is now in the possession of Sheriff Ray. The gentleman who .bought the car has three days in which to take out replevy papers, if Jie cares to continue to claim possession of the car. It is stated that the whereabouts of the young man from whom he bought the car are known, but up to yesterday no arrests had been made. COMING TO DENMARK. Rev. O. J. Frier, of Winnsboro, Ac cepts rastoraie. The following letter from Rev. O. J. Frier, of Winnsboro, appeared in the last issue of the Baptist Courier, and will be read with interest by the people of Bamberg county, as tme Rev. Mr! Frier was for several years pastor of the Bamberg Baptist church, and is most favorably known to- a large circle of friends throughout the county: "After seven years as pastor of the Baptist church of Winnsboro, 1 have felt that duty leads me to ten-1 der my resignation the first Sunday in this month to accept a call to the church at Denmark, S. C. I expect to move about the first of March. "During these years of service with the Winnsboro brethren andj sisters, I led them in building a pretty brick church that for five years has been our delight, and it has all been paid for but a little over $300, which may also be raised before I go. Every subscription made to the building has been paid p full but one small one, and the church has kept up her apportionments to missions and benevolences while doing thi9, and has gradually increased their pastor's salary along with it all. "It was a painful duty to urge upon these good people my regisnation, cot because I felt that I wanted to leave them, or that any of them wanted me to go, but because I felt that I ought to go to the Denmark church. This has been my longest pastorate, and I have never had a more pleasant one. I sincerely hope that they may secure a strong man to continue the work among them." m i > ^ Big Robbery at Aiken. Aiken, Feb. 27.?A "second-story" sneak thief entered the elegant Whitney home Tuesday while the hostess, Mrs. Willard Whitney Straight, and guests were at dinner and got away with jewelry amounting in value to between $40,000 and $50,000. The jewelry consisted of diamond rings, necklaces and brooches belonging to Mrs. Harrison Tween and Mrs. Arthur Swann, of New York, and were taken from the rooms of the guests at about 7:30 o'clock.^ Mrs. Straight had locked J ^ ??. MMrwvt V\^r?/\ rr ai n tue auur ui juei iuuui uciuic guiug down to dinner, and by the act saved much valuable jewelry. This is the third robbery which has occurred among the winter tourist colony this season. Some time ago Mrs. Josef Hoffmann's home was entered and about $5,000 worth of gems taken. Lady Kemp, the guest of Mrs. F. S. Stevens at Sandhurst, also was the loser of valuable jewelry through the act of a sneak thief last month. Sheriff Howard and Chief Cleckley have warned the people through the local newspapers to be more careful in laying valuables around loosely, as it is* believed some "firstclass" crook has followed up the winter colony from the North. She Knew the Symptoms. "Charley, dear," said Mrs. Torkins in a tone that was kind but firm, "did you tell me you were up late last night with a sick friend?" "Yes." "What made your friend feel sick? Was he a heavy loser?"? Washington Item. BATTLE DEATHS SHOW BIG TOTAL MOKE THAN SEVEN MILLION KILLED. Estimate by Gen. March Chief of Staff Also Tells of Awards oi isisiinguisiieu ncr i ii't's v to Battle Heroes. Washington, March 1.?Battle deaths during the war among all participants so far as available statistics show, v?ere given today by General March as 7,354,000. This represents only men killed in action or died of wounds. In the list prepared by the general staff, Russia led with a total of 1,700,000; Germany was second with 1,600,000; the United States was last with 50,000. Approximate figures for other nations were: France, 1,385,000; England, 706,700; Italy 460,000; Turkey, 400,000; Belgium, 102,000; Roumania, 100,000; Serbia and Montenegro, 100,000; Austria.-Hungary, 800,000; Bulgaria, 100,000. LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS. I * Both Bodies Concluded Work Early Sunday Morning. Columbia, March 3.?The first session of the seventy-third general assembly was concluded at 7:25 o'clock^ yesterday morning, when the house adjourned. The senate adjourned at 7:14. The engrossing of the general appropriation bill, after the Tree conference had completed adjustments between the two houses at 8 o'clock Saturday night, dragged on wearily through the night. Many of the members, anticipating that the general assembly would adjourn sine die during the night, began to leave Saturday at-noon. The free conference report on the general appropriation bill was received in both houses shortly before 7 o'clock yesterday morning and immediately adopted. Only a brief time elapsed before Governor Cooper had affixed his signature and the few remaining details of the session were cleared from the desks with dispatch. The fight in the house -for additional pay for the extra work the legislators remained in session was continued into the very last hojar of the session. Mr. Miley, of Bamberg, arguea strenuously ior a resoiutiuu to instruct the free conference to write into the appropriation bill additional pay of $100 for each member up to the minute the free conference report was received. After the free conference report had been accepted a motion which' had been made earlier in the night, that it was the sense of the members that they were entitled to this extra pay, was passed in the house. Several members protested, among them being Mr. Mower, of I^ewberry, ? and Mr. Meares, of Fairfield. Mr. Russell, of Berkeley county declared with emphasis that he would not accept the extra pay, although it might be voted and appropriated. Mr. Hanahan, of Fairfield, also spoke earnestly against such a proposition and, resented the allegation that some members wanted the pay but were afraid of their constituents, and for that reason were opposing the resolution. Agents Visit County. ? Mrs. Dora D. Walker and Miss Mary Martin, State and district agents, were here last week visiting schools and clubs in the interest of Home Demonstration work. One allotmenl of wilt-resistant tomato seed has been sent to the county and Mrs, Faust, county agent, will have different members experiment with these varieties. In the last few years it lias ueeii iiaru 10 raise luuiaiues in some sections owing to blight. In? I | structions will be given on cultivaj tion and especial stress laid on savj ing seed, so that they can be widely ! distributed, and this difficulty entirely overcome. Unmasked at Last. "Don't talk to me about Methuselah," exclaimed the army man. "I never heard anything againsl him." "Well, I have my suspicion that he reported his age as high as possible to make sure of being beyond the draft limit."?Washington Star. REAL ESTATE DEALS. Transfers of Land Recorded During i Month of February. . The following transfers of real es-1 tate were recorded in the office of j the clerk of court during February: McP. Eubanks to William Ximmons, two acres near Govan for $200.00. McP. Eubanks to Monday Odom, 10 acres near Govan for $1,000.00. Mrs. M. E. Hutto to Horace McCaskell, Pink McCaskell and" Tom McCaskell, 127 acres for $3,810.00. Mrs. .Mamie J. Baxley to Boncil H. j Dyches, interest in 4<sz acres; aiso i interest in certain personal property ! for $500.00. Heyward B. Dyches to Boncil H. Dyches, interest in 432 acres; also interest in certain personal property for $500.00. James S. Stephens to Levi Steph, j ens, one acre in Bamberg for $350. Rev. D. J. Sanders to James i Grant, one acre in Bamberg for ' I $425.00. Rivanna Riley to Mrs. J. A. Wig| gins, lot No. 4, block No. 66 in DenI mark for $206.50. Lillie Moye, Cornelia Sease, Lula i ! Willis, Laura Johnson and Susie i Wesley to Alfred Smith, interest in 30 acres for $5.00. J. S. Walker to Charlie Folk, lots Nos. 12 and 13, block 37, also lots? Xos. 14 and 15,< block 37 in Denmark for $500.00. Daniel Morris to T. W. Grimes, lot in Olar for $300.00. Celia McCormick to Ansie Aiken, interest in 75 acres for $5.00, love and affection. L. A. Hartzog to Charlie Moncrief, four lots in Olar for $1*50.00. nf A ornn L'l'neor oorl ilUHD U L xxai UU f UWV^MUVU) ft ' to William, Lee, and Mavme Henderson, 17 acres for $5.00. Uttie Stevens to Carrie Rush and Lillie Bell Stukes, 100 acres for $200 and other valuable considerations. Mary H. Watson to Milton Harley, 145 acres for $3,350.00. Wagener R. E. & G. Co. to S. W. Sandifer, tract No. 1, 16.7 acres, tract No. 2, 11.7 acres, and lot No. 7, being portion of the Alexander property in Bamberg, for $4,084.30. W. S. Clayton to L. R. Clayton, 147 acres for valuable consideration. F. E. Steedley to Hunters Chapel colored school, 1% acres for $\00. a i?? ? LAWS NULLIFIED BY OVERSIGHT Six Bills Formally Passed, But Not Ratified. Columbia, March 3.?The legisla'> ture has adjourned but by some unexplainable oversight six bills which were passed by both houses and en rolled for ratification were never ratified and so cannot become a law. Two of these are of special importance, one being the bill to regulate the operation of street railways and the other being the bill to exempt from taxation 25 per cent of a bank's i ? 4 V* Ai r?A? ?F ifp? oonlfol ic in. i shjl'iv. ii mat yai i l uo ta^uai 10 inVested iA liberty bonds. The others : were local measures, one relating to the taxing of abutting property in Pendleton district, another to a school district in Barnwell county, : another creating a system of rural policemen for Georgetown - county s and still another creating a board of commissioners for Horry county. Street Car Law Included. The bill of greatest importance and interest is probably the one re; lating to the'operation of electric! i lines. This contained a special pro vision regarding the Charleston Navy Yard line, about which there has been so much complaint and legislative debate during recent months. The aim of the bill was to require the Consolidated company in Char. leston to improve the service on the , line to the Navy Yard. The failure i of tfye legislature to ratify these acts > wilP be the cause of surprise and : much comment throughout the Cto + o TKif. foilnro TYioono fViof tlioco j a uio laiiuig uxvuuo v<uu>u vuvuv j , six measures will not become law . this year unless the governor calls a i special session of the legislature. : It seems that the bills never got l to the senate clerk at all but re. mained in the hands of the clerical I . force of the house. How the over. sight occurred is unexplainable. The Limit in Collars. The Knut?It's simply absurd! What's the use of showing low-cut collars like these? Do you mean to say you keep nothing taller? Shopgirl?I'm sorry, but your next size is cuffs.?Cassell's Satur* day Journal. m * > ^ 5 * Dry or Buttered? ; Huh! Beer is liquid bread is it? Well, then, how do you toast it?" i 30TH WON LARGE SHARE OF CROSSES DIVISION* RANKS SIXTH WITH 177 TO ITS CREDIT. Announcement is Made Total of 3,918 Ristingfiuislied Service Crosses Won by Expeditionary Force. Washington, March 1.?Of the total of 3,918 distinguished service M'nccpc awarded for eallantrv in ac tion to American soldiers, Gen. March announced today 664, or more than double the number given to any other division went to the Second regulars. The First division of regulars came next with 300 crosses awarded to its members. The Third regulars with 233 was third. The Twenty-sixth (New England National Guard), the fourth in the list with 229 awards, led all National Guard and National Army divisions. The Forty-second (Rainbow) came next with 205 and then the Thirtieth (Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and District of Columbia National Guard), with 177. The Twenty-seventh division (New York National Guard), now on the high seas returning home, received 139. The Seventy-seventh (also a New York division) received 146. The other divisions in order from the Thirtieth, which was the sixth in precedence, were as follows: Fifth, 163 awards; Twenty-ninth, 150; Seventy-seventn, no; seventh, 139; Thirty-second, 134; Ninety-first, 134; Eighty-ninth, 97.; Sevefity-eighth, .95; Seventy-ninth, 80; Thirty-third, 76; Fourth, 66; Twenty-eighth, 58; Ninetieth, 57; Eightieth, 42; Eighty-second (Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama troops, 34; Seventh, 30; Thirty-sixth, 24; Ninety-second, 21; Eighty-first (South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida troops), 19; Thirty-fifth, 17; Sixth, 10; Eighty-eighth, 1. Thirtieth Got Full Share. Washington, March 1.?General March, chief of staff of the United States army today made a statement of the number of distinguished service crosses awarded tq the various division of the American expeditionary force. Of the twenty-nine divisions of the list, the Thirtieth ranks sixth with 177 such crosses to its credit. The Eighty-eighth came last, with only one. About two-thirds of the divisions received less than 100 and one-third received less than fifty. The Second division led with the phenominal number of 664, the First came next witji 300, and then came the Third, Twenty-sixth and Fortysecond, with 233, 229, and 205, re spectiveiy. m < > PRAISE FROM CAPT. RICHEY. Corp. Gerard Nimmons One of Best Men in Company. i Capt. W. R. Richey, Jr., commanding company L. 371st infantry, has written Isabella Nimmons, of this city, mother of Corporal Gerard Nimmons, who died en route from France, the following letter of appreciation of her son, whom he describes as one of the best men in his company, always faithful to duty: "Your son, Corporal Gerard Nimmons, a member of this organization, boarded this ship for return home at Brest. France, Feb. 1, 1919, in comparatively good health. The second day at sea he was taken sick with pneumonia and was removed to hospital, where he received the best medical attention afforded in the army; nevertheless, on Feb. 7th he died. "His body, together with personal effects will be sent to you in due course of time by the government. "I counted Corporal Nimmons one of the best men in my company. "He was always faithful to duty, honest in-his actions and courageous in battle. I hated to lose him and sympathize with you, whose loss is much greater. So far as I can ascertain, his last statement was to the effect that he considered that he had done his duty by his God, his country and his loved ones. At the time of his death he carried $5,000 war risk insurance. You were named in the policy as a sole beneficiary and under the terms of the policy you should receive monthly for a period of 20 years $28.75." Read The Herald, $2.00 per year. * , / COLSTOX CLIPPINGS. ? ? Items of Social and Personal Mention of the Community. .".My such raink weather we are having." Hope Mr. Sunshine will soon come again. Misses Evie Kirkland and Mamie McMillan and Messrs*/ Jones McMillan. Johnie Kirkland and Wesley Kearse spent Saturday evening with Misses Nettie and.Inez Clayton. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Clayton spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. B. , D. Bishop. AliecAc rioi'in o r?Uiif enn enon f ?uiooco L/av 13 anu iiuiouu week-end with Miss Hutson's sister, > Mrs. Cook, at Salley. Mrs. J. F. Clayton spent Friday with Mrs. Lewis Wooley. Misses Mamie McMillan and Nettie Clayton spent (Sunday with Miss Evie Kirkland. Miss Minnie Kirkland is spending a few weeks in Florida. We hear wedding bells will soon be sounding in the Colston sectio^ Best wishes for the bride and groom to-be. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Clayton left Saturday for Walterboro, where they will make their home in the future. Misses Laura, Thyra and Eleanor Goodwin spent Saturday night with ?* -v?i~.. :? i. i lutJir iiuui, .>11 a. i di it;;, m tiic van.-, grove section. Miss Easter Padgett spent Friday night with Miss Aileen Beard. Mr. Will McMillan has purchased a new touring car. Ride folks, ride; there's nothing like it. WILL VISIT SUNDAY SCHOOLS. Each School in the County to be Made Official Visit. Every Sunday school in South Carolina of all denominations is to be personally visited during the month of March by an official representative of the organized Sunday school work of South Carolina. This is the first time that a >hole month has been set apart for official school visitation in this State. Organization for the visitation has 41 already begun. Each of the two hundred district presidents in the State has been asked to appoint an official visitor for each school in the district. This will mean a force of about twenty-five hundred visitors. These official visitors, upon invitation of the superintendent, will speak briefly to the Sunday school, extending the fraternal greetings of international. State, county and dis | trict Sunday school associations. They will also speak of the coming State convention at Florence, June 3-4-5, and make other announcements that will be of interest to every member of the Sunday school. The officials at the head of the organization in this county are: C. F. Rizer, Olar, president; G. J. Herndon,. Ehrhardt, secretary-treasurer, and the following district presidents: D. J. Delk, Bamberg; L. R. Clayton, Ehrhardt; J. L. Proveaux, Olar; G. B. Kinard, Ehrhardt. * 55-HOUR WEEK. State Association ofxManufacturers Vote to Reduce Hours. Spartanburg, Feb. 27.?Four and one-half million spindles were represented by seventy-five cotton mill men who attended the meeting of t|ie South' Carolina Cotton Manufacturers' Association here today. Three important recommendations wrere 1 made to members of the association: First The adoDtion of a fiftv-five hour week instead of the sixty-hour ' week. : Second. The reemployment of ev' ery returned soldier and sailor to his old position. Third. Appropriations of $500, unsolicited, to aid in furthering the movement to reduce cotton acreage 1 of South Carolina and for the stabili1 zation of price. The tneeting was executive, but Victor M. Montgomery, the president, 1 gave out a statement. The following resolution was \ % passed: ' Resolved, That the association recommends to the cotton mills of ; South Carolina a schedule of fiftyfive hours per week, and not exceed; ing ten hours in any one day, beginin cr ATor/?Vi 17 1010" 11111 ^ *'IUA VU X y x y x v . And Then He Woke Up. , "Did you try the simple plan of counting sheep for your insomnia?" "Yes, doctor, but I made a mess of it. I counted 10,000 sheep, put 'em on the cars and shipped 'em to market. And when I'd got through counting the wad of money I got for them at present prices it was time to get up."?Boston Transcript. J